§ 2. — National parks, reservations, and monuments; supervision.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sec. 2. National parks, reservations, and monuments; supervision
The director shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior, have the supervision, management, and control of the several
national parks and national monuments which on August 25, 1916, were
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, and of the Hot
Springs National Park in the State of Arkansas, and of such other
national parks and reservations of like character as may be created by
Congress. In the supervision, management, and control of national
monuments contiguous to national forests the Secretary of Agriculture
may cooperate with said National Park Service to such extent as may be
requested by the Secretary of the Interior.
(Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 535; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
Change of Name
Hot Springs Reservation was changed to Hot Springs National Park by
section 1 of act Mar. 4, 1921.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1c, 3, 4, 21b, 45f, 79i,
80d, 81g, 81h, 90c, 108, 111c, 119, 158, 159b, 160f, 197, 201b, 205a,
221b, 222, 230e, 231c, 245, 254, 264, 271d, 272d, 273d, 281d, 282a,
283c, 284a, 291b, 342, 345, 346a-2, 355a, 391b-1, 396b, 396d, 397d,
398c, 401, 403-3, 403b, 404b, 406d-2, 407a, 407q, 408b, 409e, 410b,
410r-7, 410w, 410y-5, 410z-4, 410aa-2, 410bb-1, 410ee, 410ff-3, 410gg-2,
410hh-2, 410ii-5, 410jj-4, 410kk-1, 410ll, 410mm-1, 410nn-1, 410oo-3,
410qq-2, 410rr-3, 410rr-7, 410ss-1, 410tt-3, 410vv-2, 410ww-4, 410xx-1,
410yy-2, 410aaa-2, 410aaa-23, 410aaa-46, 410bbb-2, 410ccc-2, 410ddd,
410eee-3, 410fff-2, 410ggg-1, 410hhh-5, 410iii-5, 423h-2, 423l-5, 423o,
426m, 428d-3, 428o, 429a-2, 430f-5, 430f-10, 430m, 430w, 430cc, 430hh,
430ll, 430ss, 430uu-2, 433b, 433j, 441c, 442, 445c, 447c, 450, 450e-1,
450n, 450q, 450t, 450y-1, 450y-6, 450bb-1, 450cc-1, 450dd-1, 450ee-1,
450ff-2, 450hh-2, 450jj-5, 450mm-3, 450oo-9, 450pp-1, 450ss-2, 450ss-4,
459a-1, 459b-6, 459c-6, 459d-4, 459h-4, 459i-5, 459j-4, 460, 460a-2,
460m-5, 460m-12, 460m-15, 460s-5, 460w-5, 460x-5, 460bb-3, 460cc-2,
460dd-3, 460ee, 460ff-3, 460hh-3, 460ii-2, 460kk, 460uu-2, 460ww-1,
460yy-1, 460eee-1, 460fff-1, 460kkk, 467b, 698c, 698i, 698n, 698r, 698u-
3, 698w, 1133, 1902, 3125, 5931, 5951, 5959 of this title; title 30
section 1014; title 36 section 153513; title 40 section 1314; title 48
section 1705.
